Positive Diagnosis of COVID-19 in an Integrated Teaching and Healthcare Service and Its Associated Factors

Developing and implementing an epidemiological surveillance plan was necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure safe dental practice. This was due to the high risk faced by this occupational group during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with COVID-19...

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Published in:Healthcare (Basel) 2024-07, Vol.12 (14), p.1395
Main Authors: Delgado-Mendoza, Natalia, Gómez-Suyón, Antonella, Miranda-Cárdenas, Ana, León-Manco, Roberto A, Garcés-Elías, María Claudia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
academic medical centers
Age
Asymptomatic
Body mass index
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines
Dental schools
Dental students
Dentistry
Disease transmission
Economic activity
epidemiological monitoring
Faculty
Gender
Health aspects
health facilities
Health surveillance
Medical colleges
Medical teaching personnel
Multivariate analysis
Pandemics
Serology
Statistical analysis
Teaching
Variables
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Summary:Developing and implementing an epidemiological surveillance plan was necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure safe dental practice. This was due to the high risk faced by this occupational group during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with COVID-19 diagnosis in a Peruvian dental school's integrated teaching and care service. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a population made up of the records of students, teachers, and administrative personnel in a COVID-19 epidemiological surveillance plan of a dental school during the years 2021 to 2022. The year 2022 was positively associated with a positive diagnosis of COVID-19 (aPR: 1.51; 95% CI: 1.10-2.07; = 0.010) and not having had contact with a patient with COVID-19 was negatively associated with being diagnosed with that disease (aPR: 0.20; 95% CI: 0.14-0.27; < 0.001). In conclusion, 2022 was positively associated with having a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. In addition, not having had contact with a COVID-19 patient was negatively associated with the disease diagnosis and with the development of moderate to severe COVID-19.
ISSN:2227-9032
2227-9032
DOI:10.3390/healthcare12141395